A woman walks out of a Kate Spade store in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on May 8, 2017 in New York City.(Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)

Coming soon to Waterloo Premium Outlets: Kate Spade New York. The brand known for women’s handbags, ready-to-wear line, accessories and footwear will open at the outlet mall in Seneca County this summer. The opening of Kate Spade follows Michael Kors that opened in May. Fast fashion retailer HM will open during the summer season as well. Kate Spade is located in Suite 80 on the west side of the mall.

Kate Spade Company was initially known as the iconic Liz Claiborne brand. It became Fifth Pacific Companies from 2012 to 2014 when the company changed its name to Kate Spade. It is a fashion company that designs and markets a range of women’s and men’s apparel, accessories and fragrance products under the Kate Spade New York and Jack Spade brands.

Liz Claiborne was founded in 1976 and was one of the biggest fashion names in department stores during the 1980s and 1990s. Liz Claiborne Inc. became Fifth Pacific, Inc. and shifted focus to three brands — Juicy Couture, Kate Spade New York, and Lucky Brand Jeans. Fifth Pacific sold Juicy Couture and Lucky Brand Jeans, now with Kate Spade as the company’s only brand, so it was renamed Kate Spade Co.

On the Avenue

Need a dream closet for those designer Kate Spade or Michael Kors garbs? California Closets of Rochester is expanding and relocated to a larger showroom at 3040 Monroe Ave. in Pittsford, just down the road from the previous showroom on Monroe Avenue in Brighton. It is open for business, but they are also in the process of building beautiful new displays.

Founded in 1983, California Closets offers custom storage solutions from its signature closets to pantries.

Chipotle is back open at Pittsford Plaza after closing for a week for renovations. The update gave the fast casual eatery new flooring.

And living up to the reputation of Fashion Avenue, another beauty business opened on Monroe Avenue in Brighton. Beyond Nails recently opened at the Twelve Corners Plaza next to Starbucks. Now you may sip your iced latte while getting your toes polished.

Italian restaurant in Greece

Fresco Italian Kitchen is now open at 441 Stone Road in Greece. It offers Italian specialties such as arancini rice balls and giant meatballs. There are daily specials as well such as linguine with clam sauce for $14.95 and chicken cacciatore for $13.95.

Bargain of the Week

Toys R Us (Photo: Mary Chao)

The end is near for the last Toys R Us in the region. The Henrietta superstore has marked down merchandise up to 60 percent off with store associates saying it’ll be open about another month. The Greece location closed in late April.

Toys R Us filed to liquidate its business in March, five months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Toys R Us liquidation includes plans to close all 735 of its remaining stores, with going-out-of-business sales at all U.S. locations.

Barbie 40 percent off (Photo: Mary Chao)

What can you find at the sale? All items are now 30 to 60 percent off with the lowest percentage off being Legos at 30 percent and the highest discounts on Stem kits. Barbie and accessories are 40 percent off, American Girl accessories are 50 percent off and most Star Wars items are 50 percent off, with a great deal on a Luke Skywalker Landspeeder electric car at 60 percent off, now down to $99.99.

This Star Wars car is 60 percent off (Photo: Mary Chao)

I went with my sad teen daughter and we felt like vultures foraging through the store. She is the last generation to enjoy the awe and joy of perusing through a large physical toy store. For future generations, it’ll be the aisles of Target and Walmart.

Mary Chao is the retail and real estate reporter at Democrat and Chronicle Media Group. Email tips to MCHAO@Gannett.com